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INDIANAPOLIS, IN'QIANA.

STRAW-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,940, dated April 3,1883.

Application filed November 2 2, 1852. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS \V. HASSELMAN, of Indianapolis, in the countyof Marion and State of Indiana, have inventcd'a new and usefulImprovement in Straw-Stacking Machines, of which the following is adescription, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in whichthe same letters indicate the same or corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My invention belongs to that class of machines known as portablestraw-smokers, in which the carrier is composed of one or more connectedsections and mounted upon suitable frame-work, so that it may readily beelevated and revolved in any direction, and folded up securely fortransportation.

. Heretofore stackers of this class have been usually sustained from apoint above the carrier by means of a derrick, as in the stackers ofReeve and Oortelyow; and lay-object is to dispense with structuresofthis sort, and to provide a stacker which shall perform its workthoroughly and be less bulky and less expensive.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my machine; Fig. 2, a topview; Fig. 3, a front view; Fig. 4:, a vertical section on line w 00,Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top view in the plane of line ;1 y, Fig. 3,showing-the fifth-wheel b. Fig. 6 is a side view, showing the pulley orWindlass, with the guide for the stay-rope. Fig. 7 is a top view of thesame.

In detail A is the outer or upper and B the inner or lower section ofastraw-carrier, which are'hinged at h for convenience infolding up. Morethan two sections may be used, it de- G and I) are pulley-wheelsconnected by a frame of the straw-carrier.

E is the shaft of the pulley-wheel G, having about midwaya miter-wheel,a,which is geared intoa second miter-wheel, a, mounted on the verticalshaft h,which is seated in the crossbar 1-1 of the main frame. At thebottom of this vertical shaft is mounted a bevel-wheel, c, which engageswith another bevel-wheel, c, mounted on the shaft K which is supportedby the hanger K, and at its outer end is the driving-pulley K. It isreadily seen that when power is applied to the driving-pulley K it is D,and thence to the carrying or slotted belt of the stacker, causing it tomove around the rollers of the frame or chute B.

F F is a frame supporting the carrier, which revolves upon afifth-wheel, I), so that it may be moved in either direction about itsaxis by hand or any suitable device.

G G are braces rigidly attached to the sides of the section B of thecarrier, and mounted on the shaft E in such manner as to allow thecarrier to be moved up and down, as indicated by the dotted lines inFig. 1.

II E are the cross-bars of the sliding frame on which the stacker ismounted, and the sides of this sliding frame move up'and down inchannels in the uprightsot' the main frame I I, and this sliding frameis raised or lowered by any suitable means. In the drawings I show acrank,f, shaft M, and rope and Windlass for this purpose, the upper endof the rope pass ing over the pulley p and fastened to the slidingframe. I

L is a spool with crank 6, having a rope, I, which passes through theeye (I and over or through the end of a brace or stay, l, and having acounter-balance, N, at the other end of the rope. This counter-balancestcadies the stacker and relieves the strain on the Windlass L. Thiscounter-balance may be dispensed with; but it is helpful in the mannerindicated. It may be a mere box, and filled with earth whenever it is tobe used.

N is a support for sustaining the stacker when folded up and let down inits frame for moving about. 0 is the base of the main frame.

. .My machine may readily be used on the ground, or may be mounted onthe runninggear of a wagon,'if desired.

In Fig.2 the dotted lines indicate the various positions of the shaft Eas the carrier is revolved onthe fifth-wheel. It will be seen therefore,that the carrier may be moved up and down in a vertical plane, as shownby the dotted lines in Fig. 1, and at the same time revolved in ahorizontal plane, as shown in Fig. 2.

My machine operates as follows: If the machine be in position shown inFig. 1, by

turning the crank the operator lifts or raises the carrier to the top ofthe stationary frame I, and it is then in a position to be turned up ordown on its stay-braces G, or around on the fifth-wheel b. \Vhen theWork is done the stacker is let down in the main frame again by means ofthe crankfand its windlass, the sections are folded over upon eachother, and the rear or outer end pulled down to rest upon the support N.It is then inposition for transportation, the weight W, it used, beingremoved also.

I believe that mydescription will enable any one skilled in the art tounderstand how my device is constructed and how it operates. I My devicemay be usedin direct connection with athrasher by dispensing with thesliding frame H H, and with a short straw-carrier on the thrasher whenmy device is set close up to the end; or the straw might be allowed tofall from the thrasher directly upon my revolving carrier.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a straw-stacker, the combination of the main frame I I, thevertical sliding frame H II, adapted to move up and down therein,fifthwheel I), and the frame F F, revolving on the fifth-wheel?) andsupporting the folding strawcarrier, with means for raising and loweringthe sliding frame from below, substantially as described.

2. In a strnw stacker, the combination of a main supporting-frame, I I,a sliding frame, H H, adjustable up and down in said frame, and arevolving folding stacker-frame supported ter-b alance W for relievingthe strain on the machinery,substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

4. In a straw-stacker, the combination of the main frame I I,thesccondary frame H H, adjustable up and down in said main frame, afifth-wheel located upon the secondary frame, the carrier, and mechanismfor actuating the carrier, substantially as described.

5. In a straw-stacker, the combination of the main frame I I, thesecondary frame H H, adjustable up and down therein, the sectionalcarrier A B, horizontally adjustable, and actuating-gearing mountedbelow the plane of the carrier, substantially as described.

6. The combination of thefolding carrier A B,the frameF F, adjustableframe H H, main frame I I, braces G G, shaft E, wheels to a, pulleys Dand U, and their connecting-belt, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day ofNovember, 1882.

LEWIS W. HASS ELMAN.

\Vitnesses:

(J. P. J ACOBS, H. O. ALLEN.

